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  2. Intellectual giftedness - Wikipedia

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    Recognition of learning difficulties among the gifted is made extremely difficult by virtue of their ability to compensate. Among the signs that the student may be twice-exceptional are apparent inconsistencies between abilities and results, deficits in short-term memory and attention, and negative behaviors such as being sarcastic, negative ...

  3. God complex - Wikipedia

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    A god complex is an unshakable belief characterized by consistently inflated feelings of personal ability, privilege, or infallibility. [1] The person is also highly dogmatic in their views, meaning the person speaks of their personal opinions as though they were unquestionably correct. [2]

  4. Parenting styles - Wikipedia

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    Father and children reading. According to a literature review by Christopher Spera (2005), Darling and Steinberg (1993) suggest that it is important to better understand the differences between parenting styles and parenting practices: "Parenting practices are defined as specific behaviors that parents use to socialize their children", while parenting style is "the emotional climate in which ...

  5. Sensory processing sensitivity - Wikipedia

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    A human with a particularly high measure of SPS is considered to have "hypersensitivity", or be a highly sensitive person (HSP). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The terms SPS and HSP were coined in the mid-1990s by psychologists Elaine Aron and her husband Arthur Aron , who developed the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS) questionnaire by which SPS is measured ...

  6. Helicopter parent - Wikipedia

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    Cartoon demonstrating and making jest of the term "helicopter parent" A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent considered overattentive and overly fearful of their child's experiences and problems, particularly outside the home and at educational institutions. [1]

  7. Luxury goods - Wikipedia

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    Conversely, when personal income decreases, demand for luxury goods drops even more than income does. [3] For example, if income rises 1%, and the demand for a product rises 2%, then the product is a luxury good. This contrasts with necessity goods, or basic goods, for which demand stays the same or decreases only slightly as income decreases. [3]

  8. Attention seeking - Wikipedia

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    Attention seeking behavior is to act in a way that is likely to elicit attention. Attention seeking behavior is defined in the DSM-5 as "engaging in behavior designed to attract notice and to make oneself the focus of others' attention and admiration".

  9. Elasticity (economics) - Wikipedia

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    In economics, elasticity measures the responsiveness of one economic variable to a change in another. [1] For example, if the price elasticity of the demand of a good is −2, then a 10% increase in price will cause the quantity demanded to fall by 20%.